- *Caregivers provide care to people who need assistance with everyday tasks.
- Care recipients can live in residential or institutional settings, range from children to older adults, and have chronic illnesses or disabling conditions.
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UPDATE: Effective Thursday, March 25, ALL Georgians age 16 and older will be Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine. Register for an appointment online at gta-vras.powerappsportals.us or call 1-888-457-0186.
Georgia eligibility is now open for everyone 16 years of age and older for the COVID vaccine.
Note: Pfizer is the only COVID vaccine currently approved for children aged 16 and older.**
**Pfizer vaccine is offered when available by some of our county health departments, but it is consistently available only at our Whitfield County COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic. Mass vaccination clinics in Georgia also have Pfizer vaccine - go to myvaccinegeorgia.com.
NEWS RELEASE from the Georgia Department of Public Health
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COVID-19 VACCINE DISTRIBUTION (AS OF 3/8/21)
GEORGIA IS NOW VACCINATING-
- Healthcare workers (physicians, nurses, lab technicians, EMS)
- Law Enforcement
- Fire Personnel
- First Responders
- Residents and staff of long-term care facilities
- Individuals aged 65+ and their caregivers*
- Educators and staff (Pre-K, K-12, DECAL licensed or exempt childcare programs)
- Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers*
- Parents of children with complex medical conditions
UPDATE: Effective Thursday, March 25, ALL Georgians ages 16 and older will be Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine. Register for an appointment online at gta-vras.powerappsportals.us or call 1-888-457-0186.
Georgia recently expanded vaccine eligibility, beginning March 15, 2021, to include adults aged 55 and older, individuals with disabilities and certain medical conditions. Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities are already eligible for vaccination. This expansion now includes disabilities caused by an injury (e.g., traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury), a disability due to a longstanding condition that could cause vision loss, nerve damage or loss of a limb, or a disability due to illness such as ALS or multiple sclerosis.
The medical conditions referenced are:
Asthma (moderate to severe) Immunocompromised
Cancer Liver disease
Cerebrovascular disease Neurologic conditions
Chronic kidney disease Overweight and obesity
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Pregnancy
Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary fibrosis
Diabetes Sickle Cell Disease
Hypertension or high blood pressure Thalassemia (blood disorder)
Heart conditions
For a more detailed list, please log onto the DPH website at https://dph.georgia.gov/covid-vaccine.
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Part C Grant Application Information
Babies Can't Wait (BCW) is Georgia’s statewide early intervention program for infants and toddlers with special needs, from birth to three years-of-age and their families. The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is the lead agency for administration of the BCW program. As required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C section 34 CFR §§303.110-303.113, “the State must publish its Part C application or policy in a manner that will ensure circulation throughout the State at least 60-days prior to the date on which the application or policy is submitted and allow an opportunity for public comments on the application or policy for at least 30 days during that 60-day publication period.” In order to meet this requirement, BCW invites interested persons to participate in a 60-day public comment period for the Part C Grant Application Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021 from March 1, 2021 to May 3, 2021. The Part C grant application and revised policy is available for public review at hhttp://dph.georgia.gov/bcw-part-c-application. Comments can be submitted by mail, email, or fax as follows:
(1) Written comments will be received until May 3, 2021:
Babies Can’t Wait
Attn: Jeannine Galloway, Interim Part C Coordinator/Maternal and Child Health Director
2 Peachtree Street NW, 11th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303-13422
(2) Email comments will be received until May 3, 2021
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Subject line: Part C Public Comment)
(3) Facsimile comments will be received until May 3, 2021
State BCW Office Fax: (404) 738- 0103 Attn: Jeannine Galloway
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Drive-thru PCR COVID-19 Testing in the North Georgia Health District is not operated by our county health departments but by MAKO Medical Services.
Conveniently located in North Georgia! Register HERE.
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Anyone who has COVID-19 type symptoms or has been in close contact recently with a person infected with the virus needs to be tested for COVID-19, even if you are fully vaccinated.
Free COVID-19 Testing is offered at a MAKO Medical Drive-Thru Testing Site in North Georgia through a partnership with the Georgia Department of Public Health. There are no eligibility requirements other than having a Georgia address and registering online at https://mako.exchange/splash/GAmakotesting/.
**Please do not call the facility where testing is operated or the county health departments for information. The facility and health departments DO NOT operate testing. MAKO Medical is in charge. Therefore, please direct all testing-related questions to MAKO Medical via their website at https://mako.exchange/splash/GAmakotesting/.**
The location, address and hours for FREE COVID-19 Drive-thru testing at the MAKO Medical site in North Georgia is:
Pleasant Grove Park
1732 Pleasant Grove Drive, N.E., Dalton, GA 30721
Monday – Friday, 8 AM – 3 PM
**Please do not call the facility where the testing operates or the county health departments. No information is available by phone at these locations**
This is PCR testing done by nasal swab to determine the presence of the virus that causes COVID-19, and it is free.
More information about MAKO Medical’s Free COVID-19 Testing is available at the registration link.
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